I just saw on TV how they are testing the Ford Ecoboost F-150 448AA engine. its a twin turbo, direct injected engine I believe. They seriously put this engine through HELL... 165K miles of running the BAHA 1000 (offroading), log-hauling, and such.

At the end, they re-dyno'd the engine and still made the same power output at 365hp/425ft-lb. They also tore down the engine and noticed that the engine still had plenty of life left. They also inspected the turbos which looked great and if they had failed, they wouldn't have made the same power output. They went on to say, no owner in their right minds could ever subject this engine/car to these kinds of extreme for 165k miles but they did it to prove a point.

I am now seriously contemplating whether or not the BMW N54/N55 can even come close to this? Please transplant this engine into my 335i , no hpfp issues and can take 165k miles of serious abuse!

One of the stress tests, they were towing 11,000 lbs of load, for 24 hours straight, FULL THROTTLE!

now, I am not a Ford fan, but seriously, this engine (448AA) seems like something I would want in my 335i if I was to keep it for the long term.

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The F-150 EcoBoost Torture Test, one of the most daring projects ever undertaken here at Ford, receives the national spotlight this Sunday on NBC. With full transparency, Ford threw everything they could at the new 3.5L EcoBoost engine in the grueling tests that were designed to prove the toughness and durability of their “Built Ford Tough”, all-new truck engine.

This Sunday at 4:30 PM EST, NBC will broadcast the “Ford F-150 EcoBoost Torture Test," which details the incredible punishment inflicted on this 3.5L engine. The program, narrated by Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame, uses footage from the six webisodes and the tear down event.

It's highly unusual for a network to broadcast a program about an engine. But the new EcoBoost F-150 engine is no ordinary engine.

The Ford EcoBoost engine appears to be a good engine. It's worth noting that all major car companies have been conducting this type of durability/torure testing for decades. In addition to fleet/track testing, 400 hour WOT dyno tests have been around for at least 30 years. Hopefully enthusiasts will have more respect for the car company engineers after being exposed to the extensive testing car companies employ.

The Ford EcoBoost engine appears to be a good engine. It's worth noting that all major car companies have been conducting this type of durability/torure testing for decades. In addition to fleet/track testing, 400 hour WOT dyno tests have been around for at least 30 years. Hopefully enthusiasts will have more respect for the car company engineers after being exposed to the extensive testing car companies employ.

+1, all manufactures conduct this type of testing. If/when you hear about it is all up to marketing. MBUSA had a series of commercials talking up how they test their engines not too long ago.

Someone should tell BMW about testing it's products. With the wastegate problems and turbos failing at 60k and hpfp's being changed more often than the recommended 15k oil changes I'm wondering I'd BMW did any durability testing what so ever before dropping the engine in some dozen models.
I guess most of that is exaggeration but I'm just ranting.

I saw the EcoBoost show over the weekend too and thought the same thing. I would have gotten the Mustang GT if it just had a nice AT or DCT since most of my driving is city. The AT they offer looks like it's from the 90's. Otherwise you cant beat the GT for the price and performance it offers. All it really needs is a better suspension and it would kill an ///M3.